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Police Probe Suspected N.K. IT Workers' Disguised Employment

South Korean police are investigating suspected cases of North Korean IT personnel gaining disguised employment at domestic companies, according to Yonhap and Chosun Ilbo reports on October 22. The reports indicate these individuals concealed their identities and may have performed development work. Korean media coverage focuses on the investigation's progress, with Yonhap noting police have detected such circumstances and are probing, while Chosun Ilbo adds that the workers hid their identities and took on development tasks. There is no detailed public reaction from blogs or cafés in the supplied documents, so the response is limited to official reporting.

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